An american champion decathlon pilot reported inadvertently entering a spin condition while performi...

Attributes
ACN	1499761
Time
Date	201711
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Decathlon 8KCAB
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 2100 Flight Crew Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Flight was an aerobatic instructional flight. The plan was to remain VMC and at or above 1;500 ft at all times. Aerobatic maneuvers were entered at 2;000-2;500 ft to maintain a 1;500 ft floor. During a half cuban 8; with the instructor (myself) at the controls; I inadvertently entered an inverted spin at the top of the maneuver. I recovered at about 700 ft AGL.on the upline of the entry; I heard the stall horn go off. I eased off a bit and the aircraft went over the top fine. I was uncoordinated in my roll; and entered the spin. I need to remember that loaded maneuvers increase stall speed and impart a yaw -hence a spin. I recovered using the meigs-bueller method (throttle-idle; hands off) as I couldn't tell which way we were spinning from the back seat of the decathlon.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An American Champion Decathlon pilot reported inadvertently entering a spin condition while performing aerobatic maneuvers. A successful spin recovery was accomplished.

Narrative: Flight was an aerobatic instructional flight. The plan was to remain VMC and at or above 1;500 ft at all times. Aerobatic maneuvers were entered at 2;000-2;500 ft to maintain a 1;500 ft floor. During a half Cuban 8; with the instructor (myself) at the controls; I inadvertently entered an inverted spin at the top of the maneuver. I recovered at about 700 ft AGL.On the upline of the entry; I heard the stall horn go off. I eased off a bit and the aircraft went over the top fine. I was uncoordinated in my roll; and entered the spin. I need to remember that loaded maneuvers increase stall speed and impart a yaw -hence a spin. I recovered using the Meigs-Bueller method (throttle-Idle; hands off) as I couldn't tell which way we were spinning from the back seat of the Decathlon.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

An american champion decathlon pilot reported inadvertently entering a spin condition while performing aerobatic maneuvers. A successful spin recovery was accomplished.